QOD: When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. Abraham Joshua Heschel (Jan. 11, 1907 ~
Dec. 23, 1972), Polish-born American rabbi
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This blog purely for my own amusement. I like to start the day with a quote, be it amusing, inspiration, or simply something that caught my fancy.
On occasion, I might also include some commentary on the day's crossword puzzle that is published in the Los Angeles Times.
Friday, 11 January 2013
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2012
QOD: Instead of getting married again, I’m going to find a woman
I don’t like and just give her a house.
~ Rod Stewart (né Roderick David Stewart; b. Jan. 10, 1945), British musician
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
QOD: Society cares for the individual only so far as he is profitable. ~
Simone de Beauvoir (née Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir; Jan. 9, 1908 ~ Apr. 14, 1986), French existentialist philosopher and writer
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
QOD: People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or
complaining. ~ Stephen Hawking (b. January 8, 1942), English theoretical physicist and cosmologist. [Stephen Hawking died at age 76 on March 14, 2018]
Monday, 7 January 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
QOD: It is not strange … to mistake change for progress. ~
Millard Fillmore (Jan. 7, 1800 ~ March 8, 1874), 13th President of the United States
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
QOD: Life is like an onion.
You peel it off a layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. ~ Carl Sandburg (Jan. 6, 1878 ~ July 22,
1967), American poet